Mariucci Arena

Mariucci Arena
Tenants

Location	1901 4th St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-2004
Coordinates	44°58′41″N 93°13′41″W / 44.97806°N 93.22806°W / 44.97806; -93.22806Coordinates: 44°58′41″N 93°13′41″W / 44.97806°N 93.22806°W / 44.97806; -93.22806
Owner	University of Minnesota
Operator	University of Minnesota
Capacity	10,000 (Ice hockey)
Surface	Multi-surface 200 feet (61 m) x 100 feet (30 m)
Opened	1993
Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Hockey (NCAA) (1993-present) Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Hockey (NCAA) (1997-2002)

Mariucci Arena is the home arena for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team of the University of Minnesota. The arena is located on the Minneapolis campus and seats approximately 10,000 fans (9,600 in the main bowl plus club room and suite seating). The arena opened in 1993 and is named after John Mariucci, the longtime Gopher coach who is considered the "godfather of Minnesota hockey." Under the gate is a quote from Mariucci: "Through these gates walk the greatest fans in college hockey." The ice sheet is Olympic sized (100 feet by 200 feet). The women's ice hockey team played at Mariucci from 1997 until 2002 when they moved to Ridder Arena, a smaller on-campus arena.

Features

Mariucci Arena has been host to prominent regional, national, and international competitions, including the 2005 and 2009 West Regional of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship, the 2006 NCAA Women's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament, and the 2006 World Short Track speed skating event. Mariucci Arena also hosted the inaugural Women's Frozen Four on March 23 and March 25, 2001.

The Minnesota State High School League state hockey tournament holds its consolation bracket at Mariucci. On November 6, 2004, 10,587 fans watched the Gophers complete the sweep of the arch-rival Wisconsin Badgers, the largest crowd to watch a game at Mariucci Arena.

From 1950 to 1993 the hockey team played in the hockey arena section of Williams Arena. That arena was renamed Mariucci Arena in 1985. People now generally refer to that as the "old" Mariucci Arena.

In 2007, Sports Illustrated on Campus named Mariucci Arena one of the top ten venues in college sports.^[1] The facility was the only ice hockey arena to make the list.

Before the 2012-13 hockey season, the University of Minnesota upgraded Mariucci arena, which saw the replacement of the old scoreboard with a new state of the art Daktronics videoboard and the addition of a fascia display that rings the arena.

In May 2014, a proposal for an $8 million renovation to the arena was announced. The renovations would include reducing the ice sheet to approximately 200 feet (61 m) x 92.5 feet (28.2 m), increased seating capacity, improved sightlines and an upgraded weight room. The proposed renovation would be funded privately.^[2] The reduced-size playing surface would allow for playing style to be more similar to the NHL, which has a standard 200 feet (61 m) × 85 feet (26 m) sized rink.^[3]

References

↑ "Top 10 Venues in College Sports". Sports Illustrated on Campus. July 13, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
↑ Rayno, Amelia (1 May 2014). "Gophers abandoning Olympic ice sheet at Mariucci?". startribune.com. Star Tribune. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
↑ Mizutani, Dane (1 May 2014). "Report: University could renovate Mariucci Arena". mndaily.com. Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Williams Arena (1950–93) Mariucci Arena (1993–present)

Head coaches	I. D. MacDonald (1921–22) Emil Iverson (1922–30) Frank Pond (1930–35) Larry Armstrong (1935–47) Doc Romnes (1947–52) John Mariucci (1952–55, 1956–66) Marsh Ryman (1955–56) Glen Sonmor (1966–71) Ken Yackel (1971–72) Herb Brooks (1972–79) Brad Buetow (1979–85) Doug Woog (1985–99) Mike Guentzel (1996) Don Lucia (1999–present)

Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951-2013) Big Ten (2013-present)

Rivalries and trophy games	North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State Mariucci-Bessone Trophy with Michigan State Mariucci-Renfrew Coaches Trophy with Michigan

Culture & lore	Mariucci Classic North Star College Cup

All-time leaders	John Mayasich (298 Points) John Mayasich (144 Goals) Kellen Briggs (84 Wins)

National championships	1974 1976 1979 2002 2003

Runner-Up Finishes	1953 1954 1971 1975 1981 1989 2014

Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1981 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 2002 2003 2005 2012 2014

NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014

Conference Championships	WCHA 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1993 1994 1996 2003 2004 2007

Notable players	Aaron Broten Neal Broten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich Pat Micheletti Todd Richards Robb Stauber

Hobey Baker Award winners	Neal Broten (1981) Robb Stauber (1988) Brian Bonin (1996) Jordan Leopold (2002)

University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Academics	College of Biological Sciences College of Continuing Education College of Design School of Dentistry College of Education and Human Development College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Institute on the Environment School of Journalism and Mass Communication Law School College of Liberal Arts Carlson School of Management Medical School School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Humphrey School of Public Affairs School of Public Health College of Science and Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine College in the Schools

Athletics	Golden Gophers Big Ten Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Les Bolstad Golf Course Mariucci Arena Memorial Stadium (demolished) Metrodome (demolished) Northrop Field (demolished) Ridder Arena Siebert Field TCF Bank Stadium Williams Arena Goldy Gopher Spirit Squads Little Brown Jug Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe Floyd of Rosedale Governor's Victory Bell North Star College Cup Football Men's Basketball Men's Hockey Women's Hockey Wrestling Volleyball Women's Gymnastics Men's Gymnastics Minnesota Rouser Minnesota March Go Gopher Victory Our Minnesota Minnesota Fight Hail! Minnesota

Campus	Armory Campus Shuttle METRO Green Line Children's Hospital Coffman Memorial Union Dinkytown Dinkytown Bikeway Connection Eastcliff Gopher Way James Ford Bell Library Katherine E. Nash Gallery Library System McNamara Alumni Center Medical Center Northrop Auditorium Northrop Mall Old Campus Historic District Rarig Center Southeast Steam Plant Stadium Village Washington Ave. Bridge Weisman Art Museum

Student life	GAPSA Marching Band Minnesota Daily Minnesota Republic Radio K Solar Vehicle Project The Wake

History	Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota

Big Ten Conference men's ice hockey

Teams	Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Wisconsin Badgers

Venues	Yost Ice Arena (Michigan) Munn Ice Arena (Michigan State) Mariucci Arena (Minnesota) Value City Arena (Ohio State) Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State) Kohl Center (Wisconsin)

Championships & awards	Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (list of champions)

Skyscrapers and major buildings in Minneapolis

Commercial	100 Washington Square 33 South Sixth 50 South Sixth Accenture Tower Ameriprise Financial Center AT&T Tower Campbell Mithun Tower Canadian Pacific Plaza CenturyLink Building Capella Tower RBC Plaza Fifth Street Towers II IDS Center McGladrey Plaza Plaza VII Rand Tower Target Plaza South Wells Fargo Center US Bancorp Center US Bank Plaza I US Bank Plaza II LaSalle Plaza

Residential	110 Grant Apartments The Carlyle Centre Village Churchill Apartments Fifth Street Towers I Hennepin Crossings La Rive Condominiums Lake Point Condominiums Loring Park Tower The Nic on Fifth Riverside Plaza Skyscape Condominiums Summit House East

Hospitality	Graves 601 Hotel Hilton Minneapolis Hotel Hyatt Regency Minneapolis IVY Hotel + Residences Marriott Hotel City Center Marquette Hotel Radisson Plaza Foshay Tower

Sports	Mariucci Arena Target Center Target Field TCF Bank Stadium Williams Arena U.S. Bank Stadium

Government	Hennepin County Government Center Minneapolis City Hall U.S. Courthouse

Pending	10th & Marquette Apartment Tower 4Marq Downtown East Mixed-Use Tower A Downtown East Mixed-Use Tower B Eclipse Towers Portland Tower Nicollet Hotel Block Tower Ritz Block Towers

See also	List of tallest buildings in Minneapolis

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